In response to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, as well as the 2017 California wildfires, GAO found that FEMA AND USACE relied heavily on advance contracts. As of May 31, 2018, FEMA and USACE obligated about $4.5 billion for various goods and services through these contracts. Keep Reading
Seven designated agencies - the Departments of Homeland Security, Justice, Defense, Commerce, Energy, and the Treasury, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence - developed government-wide policies, procedures, and guidelines to assist federal and nonfederal entities in their efforts to receive and share cybersecurity information. Keep Reading
Nielsen went to Jordan to participate in the Aqaba Process, an international meeting to discuss international counterterrorism efforts. Keep Reading
Three plan priorities: “Maximize readiness today and tomorrow, address the nation’s complex maritime challenges, and deliver mission excellence anytime, anywhere.” Keep Reading
"He will be nominated for the United States attorney general and hopefully that process will go very quickly. And I think it will go very quickly," president says. Keep Reading
"Presence equals influence. The truth is, if we aren’t present, if we don’t know the environment today, our competitors will.” Keep Reading
Mann explains that the lifelines managed by a public works department are essential to "allow the community to survive" before and after a disaster. Keep Reading
It was important to the two petty officers for their network to have a place they could go to feel a sense of family and community. Keep Reading
U.S. Coast Guard Aids to Navigation (ATON) facilitate more than $4.6 trillion dollars of economic activity across 25,000 miles of U.S. waterways. Keep Reading
Tug and barge crews, like many other vessel crews in Alaska, often operate in remote locations where the Coast Guard does not always see them on a regular basis. Keep Reading
